Jim Carrey's ex-girlfriend, Cathriona White, dead in reported suicide

(FOX NEWS) - The ex-girlfriend of Jim Carrey, Cathriona White, has died, the actor confirmed in a statement sent to FOX411.

"I am shocked and deeply saddened by the passing of my sweet Cathriona," Carrey stated. "She was a truly kind and delicate Irish flower, too sensitive for this soil, to whom loving and being loved was all that sparkled. My heart goes out to her family and friends and to everyone who loved and cared about her. We have all been hit with a lightning bolt."

TMZ reports that White, 28, was found dead by the LAPD Monday night, and that a suicide note was found at the scene.

She last posted on Twitter on September 24: "Signing off Twitter, I hope I have been a light to my nearest and dearest."